Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Natchez, Mississippi (1854- )
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Death Row Records (1992- )
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William H. Grier (1926-2015)
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(1775) Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation

Explore Global African History

Diane Abbott
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Diane Abbott (1953- )
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Bessie Head (1937-1986)
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August A. Sabac el Cher (1836?–1885)
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Trans-Atlantic Food Migration: The African Culinary Influence on the Cuisine of the Americas

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Race and Color in A California Coastal Community: The Seaside Story
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Loren Miller: Legal Crusader in the Long Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twentieth Century
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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962
Drawing of Charles Mitchell
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Charles Mitchell, Slavery, and Washington Territory in 1860

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators